What is didactics? -basic pedagogical discipline focused on the analysis and explanation of the learning and teaching processes -theory of learning and teaching -relationship teacher - pupils - The historic meaning of the didactics -the art of teaching -learning -wide content (nowadays content of pedagogy) – not only how to teach (methods, startegies, aims), but also other aspects – management, theory of school Traditional didactics -normative and abstract -to make system in didactical categories -only say how something should be Modern didactics -Neutral description of situation -Accent on the scientific description, analysis and explanation -Educational research - Modern didactics •– it stands on educational research • •- The concept of „Didactica viva“ support Modern didactics Didactica viva -It is environment for the communication and education od teachers -the aim is critic of the traditional didactics -It is trying to react on new knowledge from the psychological and pedagogical disciplines -It is tryiong to support professional development of teachers Didactica viva -To be a didactic over and inter -To respect curriculum -To connect theory and practice on the basis of educational research -Try to invite teachers into research